Homily – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12 December 8, 2013 Every time we celebrate Mass we listen to words from the Bible.  Why? Paul offers us an explanation when he writes to the Romans, “Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction that by endurance and by the …

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Homily – First Sunday of Advent, Year A

1st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 December 1, 2013 Even before Thanksgiving Christmas items were appearing in the stores.  I saw a Santa in a mall two weeks before Thanksgiving.  Radio stations are beginning to play Christmas music.  The Christmas lights are going up. But it isn’t Christmas …

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